Windows XP
Add your logo in the start menu ! UPDATED !
This is a pretty rare XP trick.
Have you used someone's new Hewlett Packard with their OEM version
of Windows XP? You've seen that HP has their own icon in the Start
Menu, underneath Run, that goes to their Help Site. Now, you can
have your icon that does anything you want (website, program, etc)
and says anything you want. You are highly customizing Windows XP
(Home or Pro), great for if you are a computer builder and sell
them, or you just want to make Windows XP your own. It involves
Regedit. Click
here to read the instructions in a new window. Be careful using
the registry. If you are unsure, make a back up of your files before
to do this.
Get more processing power :
In the Run box, type "Rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,ProcessIdleTasks"
(without quotes!). This frees up any idle tasks running in the background
so that Windows XP can devote its full attention to what you want
it to do. For example playing graphic intensive games.
Change the text in Internet Explorers title bar
to anything you want :
In regedit navigate to this key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER > Software > Microsoft > Internet Explorer
> Main
Change the value of the string "Window Title" to whatever you want
on the title bar of Internet Explorer - to have no title except
the title of the web pages you are browsing do not enter anything
for a value. Increase BROADBAND :
This is for broad band connections. I didn’t try it on dial
up but might work for dial up.
make sure your logged on as actually "Administrator".
do not log on with any account that just has administrator privileges.
start - run - type gpedit.msc
expand the "local computer policy" branch
expand the "administrative templates" branch
expand the "network branch"
Highlight the "QoS Packet Scheduler" in left window
in right window double click the "limit reservable bandwidth"
setting
on setting tab check the "enabled" item
where it says "Bandwidth limit %" change it to read 0
Effect is immediate on some systems, some need to re-boot. This
is more of a "counter what XP does" thing. In other words,
programs can request up to 20% of the bandwidth be reserved for
them, even with QoS disabled, this is no big deal and most programs
do not request it. So, although QOS has caused a big fuss because
people think it reserves 20% of their bandwidth, you can still disable
it, just to be sure.
Link :
Annoyances.org
is the most complete collection of information assembled for and
by actual users of Microsoft Windows.They have a huge collection
of tips, patches, and workarounds. Sections include Customizing,
Networking, Performance, download, and Troubleshooting. There is
also an excellent Message board with every topics about Windows.
The Annoyances
Books are the authoritative references.
Tool :
 Microsoft
PowerToys for Windows XP
They're back! PowerToys are additional programs that developers
work on after a product has been released to manufacturing. They
add fun and functionality to the Windows experience.
Just look at your PowerToy choices :
Open Command Window Here
This PowerToy adds an "Open Command Window Here" context
menu option on file system folders, giving you a quick way to open
a command window (cmd.exe) pointing at the selected folder.
Alt-Tab Replacement
With this PowerToy, in addition to seeing the icon of the application
window you are switching to, you will also see a preview of the
page. This helps particularly when multiple sessions of an application
are open.
Tweak UI 
This PowerToy gives you access to system settings that are not exposed
in the Windows XP default user interface, including mouse settings,
Explorer settings, taskbar settings, and more.
Power Calculator
With this PowerToy you can graph and evaluate functions as well
as perform many different types of conversions.
Image Resizer
This PowerToy enables you to resize one or many image files with
a right-click.
CD Slide Show Generator
With this PowerToy you can view images burned to a CD as a slide
show. The Generator works downlevel on Windows 9x machines as well.
Virtual Desktop Manager
Manage up to four desktops from the Windows taskbar with this PowerToy.
Taskbar Magnifier
Use this PowerToy to magnify part of the screen from the taskbar.
HTML Slide Show Wizard
This wizard helps you create an HTML slide show of your digital
pictures, ready to place on your Web site.
Webcam Timershot
This PowerToy lets you take pictures at specified time intervals
from a Webcam connected to your computer and save them to a location
that you designate.
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